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but, back in washington, he might not like what he hears. yungi de nies is traveling with the president and joins us from hawaii. >> reporter: good evening, john. this is the first time that the president has publicly linked the suspect to al qaeda. it's clear he's no lone extremist, but part of a bigger problem and a bigger threat. president obama is still going through the initial reviews he ordered after the attempted bombing on flight 253. but he says one thing is clear -- that umar farouk was part of an al qaeda affiliated group in yemen. >> this group, trained him, equipped with those explosives. and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: the president said even before the christmas day indent, his administration has been pursuing this group along with the wider al qaeda network. >> this was a failure and a breakdown from beginning to end. >> reporter: republicans are critical of the vacationing president and his homeland security chief with some even calling for her to resigned. >> she said that the system
but, back in washington, he might not like what he hears. yungi de nies is traveling with the president and joins us from hawaii. >> reporter: good evening, john. this is the first time that the president has publicly linked the suspect to al qaeda. it's clear he's no lone extremist, but part of a bigger problem and a bigger threat. president obama is still going through the initial reviews he ordered after the attempted bombing on flight 253. but he says one thing is clear -- that umar...
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caroline shively has been looking into that from washington. i understand the cia plays a big role in the unmanned drone program. tell us about that. >> sure, gregg. chapman is reportedly where a lot of the manage for unmanned drone strikes are originated, not the execution, not the launch, that's done elsewhere, but the guys at chapman help figure out how to target in afghanistan and across the border in pakistan. now, this attack on chapman proves how dangerous a mission it is for cia agents there, but it's also incredibly complicated. many analysts say the cia is basically orchestrating the war in pakistan, something the pakistani government denies and that the cia wasn't talk about. also important, there was another drone missile strike just today in the waziristan region of pakistan along the afghan border, it killed three suspected militants in a car. it's a second strike there in just two days, gregg. >> caroline, how is the cia's mission different from that of the military? >> well, there's definitely some overlap. cia agents aren't jus
caroline shively has been looking into that from washington. i understand the cia plays a big role in the unmanned drone program. tell us about that. >> sure, gregg. chapman is reportedly where a lot of the manage for unmanned drone strikes are originated, not the execution, not the launch, that's done elsewhere, but the guys at chapman help figure out how to target in afghanistan and across the border in pakistan. now, this attack on chapman proves how dangerous a mission it is for cia...
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. >>> when president obama gets back to washington next week, it is back to the grind on health care. >> that's right. it's just one of many big issues that's shaped his first year in office, but senior white house correspondent, ed henry, tells us some are wondering if president obama is doing too much, too quickly. >> reporter: betty and richard, this working vacation has been more work and less vacation, a reminder of the 24/7 nature of the presidency. but one of mr. obama's good friends is urging him to slow down in 2010. as the president rests up for his second year in office, one of his closest allies here in hawaii is expressing concern about the pace of year one. >> i think he's done exceedingly well, although, for 50 years now, he is pushing himself too hard. >> reporter: the charge he has too much on his plate usually comes from republicans. this time it's democrat daniel ino inoue, who speaks with authority after serving in the senate with ten presidents now. >> five months ago we had some very informal gathering and the president looked at me and said, well, dan, how am i
. >>> when president obama gets back to washington next week, it is back to the grind on health care. >> that's right. it's just one of many big issues that's shaped his first year in office, but senior white house correspondent, ed henry, tells us some are wondering if president obama is doing too much, too quickly. >> reporter: betty and richard, this working vacation has been more work and less vacation, a reminder of the 24/7 nature of the presidency. but one of mr....
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joining me now from washington, d.c. is tom blank, former head of tsa policy. good to see you, good morning. we've had a series of debates ever since christmas day about how effective or ineffective patdowns are and these screening machines are 73 let's start with the patdowns, do you think they have a place in aviation security? >> they certainly have a place in aviation security. we don't want to eliminate any tools when we're dealing with people like the christmas day terrorist. >> certainly in the short-term, since so few places have access to the more sophisticated screening machines? >> i think what we've got to do is figure out a way to expedite the deployment of the x-ray, and technologies. this is what's going to help us find explosive material, organic material at the checkpoint. that's what the patdown is designed to do. but we shouldn't be relying on that when we have technology that can do a much, much better job for us. >> you know, i've heard a lot of conflicting information about that. we just had someone on in the last hour about exactly how ef
joining me now from washington, d.c. is tom blank, former head of tsa policy. good to see you, good morning. we've had a series of debates ever since christmas day about how effective or ineffective patdowns are and these screening machines are 73 let's start with the patdowns, do you think they have a place in aviation security? >> they certainly have a place in aviation security. we don't want to eliminate any tools when we're dealing with people like the christmas day terrorist....
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george washington bridge, gwb in upper manhattan. cold night in new york city and much of the northeast. even in the midwest there. jacqui jeras says we're expecting a nor'easter tomorrow and travel, travel delays in the northeast corridor is get ready on your way back home from the holidays. >>> meantime a smoky smell in the cockpit forced a delta flight to turn around and head back to boston this morning. delta flight 1379 had been in the air about 8 minutes bound for new york city when the pilot decided to turn back. the odor had dissipated by the time the plane and its 34 passengers returned to the gate at logan international airport. now, delta says its pilot was acting out of an abundance of safety. better safe than sorry. >>> american airlines is under the faa's microscope after the carrier racked up three botched landings in less than two weeks. you're looking at video of the worse of the incidents when the jet overran a runway in jamaica injuring 91 passengers. that came just a few days after a plane slid off the side of a n
george washington bridge, gwb in upper manhattan. cold night in new york city and much of the northeast. even in the midwest there. jacqui jeras says we're expecting a nor'easter tomorrow and travel, travel delays in the northeast corridor is get ready on your way back home from the holidays. >>> meantime a smoky smell in the cockpit forced a delta flight to turn around and head back to boston this morning. delta flight 1379 had been in the air about 8 minutes bound for new york city...
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for some perspective now i'm joined by "washington post" national security reporter joby warrick. happy new year. >> you, too. >> what's your take on how significant it is that the president is saying now that there's an al qaeda link near? >> it's an important clarity. we knew this guy. he could have been lone actor, maybe he was inspired by al qaeda. now we know for a fact that he was al qaeda. al qaeda trained, equipped. now that we know that, it gives us something to work with, and it couldn't be more clear. i think it's becoming clearer by the day exactly how this worked out. >> the president also said that it's a priority for him to strengthen the u.s. partnership with the yemeni government. but is that easier said than done, given the fact that, for starters, there's two civil wars going on in that country? >> yes. we've had a rocky history with yemen. they've been on our side, at least nominally. but we've had some difficult times getting them to do things that we want them to do. this is a country that needs resources and we really need them. so it's important to somehow
for some perspective now i'm joined by "washington post" national security reporter joby warrick. happy new year. >> you, too. >> what's your take on how significant it is that the president is saying now that there's an al qaeda link near? >> it's an important clarity. we knew this guy. he could have been lone actor, maybe he was inspired by al qaeda. now we know for a fact that he was al qaeda. al qaeda trained, equipped. now that we know that, it gives us...
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in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very much. >> shannon: 47 years experience in the cia for you. several years with the department of homeland security. we know there are many working around the clock 24/7 protecting this country, but they've got a huge job to do. how does something like this slip through? >> well, they have a very hard job and it is seven by 24 and i worked seven days a week when i was at cia and when i was at homeland security just to help fight the terrorist threat. this has been a whole ten years of terrorism. you've got to remember a guy named rah seem tried to blow up lax, los angel
in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very...